I'd like to point out that a hacker, in the classic sense of the term, is someone with a strong interest in how things work, who likes to tinker and create and modify things for the enjoyment of doing so. For some, it is a compulsion, while for others it is a means to an end that may lead them to greater understanding of something else entirely. The RFC 1392: Internet Users’ Glossary defines “hacker” as:

A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of theinternal workings of a system, computers and computer networks inparticular. The term is often misused in a pejorative context,where “cracker” would be the correct term. See also: cracker.

The Jargon Wiki’s first definition for hacker says:

A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary.

I have to laugh at the characterization of 4chan as some kind of secret dark part of the internet. It is actually quite refreshing because it allows people to voice their TRUE feelings without the ever present surveillience of facebook and the hundreds of other datamining companies out there. If you want to know what people say to close friends and family when no one is around try 4chan.org/politicallyincorrect. You find that folks reject the critical theory propaganda from all sources from pious NPR to lowbrow FOX. It's understood that we see through it.

OMG This is soooo scary ! What if...they hack my facebook account! they put a monkey head on my body ... my life is ruined .. They are doing it every day ... my friends and family can't control them selves and keep looking at it till they are driven to ruin...I am ruined... and all over some obscure webpage ...Big deal..so they hack me .. so what ... stop trying to scare me with all these "nightmare scenarios"you know they can do the same thing with a copier and post the monkey head photos all over town ...

One way to understand the humor of 4chan: the Harvard and National Lampoon from the 1960's and 70's. Utterly uncensored by feminism for sure. It would be a "Man's last stand" if it weren't for the fact that its constituents are probably all 14 - 24.

I'd like to point out that there are many other sub boards on 4chan besides /b/ that have nothing to do with porn or gore. There are worksafe boards that discuss TV, comics and cartoons, cooking, travel, and other stuff.

You actually can get IP banned for posting NSFW images on many parts of the cite. /b/ represents unbridled freedom of speech. It should also be noted that the people posting funny cat pictures and cute images are not separate from the gore/porn crowd. 4Chan just lets people express extremes that we all have - curiosity of taboo subjects and cutesy stuff we might get ridiculed for liking in real life (My Little Pony anybody?)

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